Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district had been at the centre of protests in February after local residents went on rampage accusing local Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh and his aides of sexual harassment and land grab, and demanding their arrest.

An accused in several cases of sexual harassment and land grab in Sandeshkhali, Sheikh was arrested on February 29 after being on the run for 55 days.

Speaks out against party colleague Tapas Roy joining BJP: ‘He got scared by ED raids’.

He is being seen as a potential BJP candidate from Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha constituency.

More men than women among the state’s registered voters, but 17 of 42 LS seats saw a greater turnout percentage for women than men in 2019; in Basirhat, under which Sandeshkhali falls, the turnout for men was far more

In its order, the HC had directed that the custody of Sheikh, the suspended Trinamool Congress leader who was arrested by the West Bengal Police on February 29 in connection with the attack on the ED team, be handed over to the CBI by 4.30 pm on Tuesday.

The Election Commission said it has instructed district magistrates and superintendents of police in West Bengal to ensure a “level playing field” and show “zero tolerance to any violence”.

While women are a crucial constituency for the BJP and part of its poll push nationally, they are also central to the TMC’s plans to thwart Modi who is all set to return to Bengal on Wednesday.

In Kalimpong, the maximum and minimum temperatures were 21 and 14 degrees Celsius, respectively.

In the Assembly elections, Banerjee lost from Nandigram to Adhikari by a margin of 1,956 votes. A case was filed in the Calcutta High Court against the election results from the constituency. The matter is still pending in the court.

The local residents went on rampage demanding the arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh. After being on the run for 55 days, Sheikh was arrested on Thursday.

The 13-member team's visit comes amid the political firestorm over the Sandeshkhali issue and the BJP's allegations that there are around 16 lakh false/duplicate names in the voters' list of the state.

He will also launch the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay metro section of the Kavi Subhash-Airport line and the Taratala-Majerhat section, which is a part of the Joka-Esplanade line, the release said.

Panja also attacked the BJP-led government at the Centre for holding back funds for schemes such as the MGNREGA.

Babul Supriyo was speaking at the 35th edition of 'Technology Sabha' in Kolkata on Friday

“Approximately 2,53,000 people are direct employees in the IT industry in Bengal,” said Mitra.

The TMC hit out at the BJP and alleged that the CAPF deployment before the elections comes after the Centre introduced a bill that seeks to replace the Chief Justice of India with a Cabinet Minister in the committee for selection of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.

State Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said, “The TMC government served its duty, which the BJP never did. The state administration arrested all persons against whom Sandeshkhali people had levelled allegations.”

The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth Rs 7,200 crore in Arambagh in West Bengal's Hooghly district. The developmental projects were spread out among sectors like railways, ports, oil pipeline, LPG supply and wastewater treatment.

The raid was in alleged connection with the irregularities in the public distribution system in West Bengal. Sheikh is considered close to former state minister Jyoti Priya Mallick who was arrested in connection with the 'scam' last year. Mallick had held the food and civil supplies portfolio from 2011 to 2021.

From the Director General of Police, political leaders of both the ruling party and the Opposition, media persons to even those arrested in different cases, all are dependent on ‘totos’ or e-rickshaw, which is the only mode of passenger transport in the region.

The heritage structure, which was operational from 1941 till 2016, will be renamed as Charnock Lohia Hospital. The project will involve an investment of rupees 160 crore.

Speaking at Raj Bhavan, he asserted the time has come to put criminals in jails, and added: “This is the beginning of an end. In parts of Bengal, the goons are ruling the roost. This must end...”

The clarification was made after the ED and CBI told the court that they have serious reservations about West Bengal Police probing the allegations against the TMC leader.